8th annual NIMFest under way

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Jun 16, 2014 at 12:01 AMJun 16, 2014 at 12:03 PM

NEWPORT — The eighth annual Newport Independent Music Festival summer concert series has announced its 2014 schedule. Concerts will run on consecutive Sundays from 3-6 p.m. from June 22 through Sept. 7 at King Park on Wellington Avenue.

Sunday, June 22: The Elderly Brothers and the Kane Brothers, popular music from the ‘50s-’80s. June 29: Joyce Katzberg, No Shamus and Jim McGrath, American folk/country music and sea chanteys. July 6: Lois Vaughan and La Mechante et Le Connard, jazz pianist/vocalist and French/American jazz duo. July 13: Susan Cowsill and Marilyn Manfra, original pop music with singer/songwriter/guitarist of the famed family band The Cowsills and singer/songwriter. July 20: Smoke Signals and Pier Jump, pop/rock band and new age acordian trio. July 27: The Steamahs and Leslie Grimes & Matt Bruneau, funky New Orleans music and pop/blues duo. Aug. 3: JP Jones, Another Roadside Attraction and Michael Walsh, original pop/folk songwriter, blues music and pianist/singer. Aug. 10: Chelley, Bill & Dyl and Olivia Chaves, classic and current hit songs and guitarist/singer/songwriter. Aug. 17: Li’l Anne & Hot Cayenne, Cajun music for dancing and listening. Aug. 24: Big Cat Blues Band and Meehan & Krauss, R&B and rock tunes and guitar duo. Aug. 31: Crash Land Band and ZanRicky, classic rock and pop hits. Sept. 7: Abbey Rhode, favorite and rare tunes from the Beatles catalog.

NIMFest concerts, presented by the city of Newport, are free and open to the public, made possible by a gift from Dorrance “Dodo” Hamilton. Attendees are welcome to bring chairs or blankets.

For more information, contact the Newport Recreation Department at 845-5800.

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